PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Felix Sturm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Baginski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baginski has chosen WALECZNE SERCE as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Sturm
vs
Baginski

178 cm
27
172 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

175 cm
28
170 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Great low kicks
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Felix Sturm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piotr Baginski!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturm throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sturm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sturm connects with a high kick.
Sturm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Sturm has closed the distance and engaged Baginski in a clinch.
Sturm working hard to break the clinch.

Sturm pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sturm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baginski throws a body punch but Sturm moves out of range.
Baginski loads up on a big right hand but Sturm slips the punch.
Baginski blocks a head kick by Sturm.
Sturm tries to close the distance and clinch but Baginski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sturm with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Baginski to score with a decent uppercut.
Sturm moves in looking to clinch but Baginski pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Baginski misses.
Sturm is looking to clinch but Baginski is avoiding it.
Nice uppercut lands for Baginski. That snapped Sturm's head back.
Baginski misses with a straight left.
Sturm throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A swing and a miss from Baginski.
Sturm misses with an uppercut
and Baginski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baginski swings widly with a right hand
letting Sturm counter with a right hand.
Baginski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sturm lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice combination there by Baginski.
Sturm throws a sloppy head kick and Baginski moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baginski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sturm.
Sturm scores with a nice body kick.
Baginski misses with a body shot.
Baginski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sturm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baginski misses with a straight right.
Baginski swats away the attempt to clinch by Sturm.
Sturm looks to land a combination but Baginski avoids it well.
Sturm tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baginski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sturm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baginski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baginski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sturm's waist but Sturm gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Baginski off to one side.
Sloppy strikes from Baginski. Those never looked like landing.
Baginski throws a poor cross that misses
and Sturm counters with a nice body kick.
Sturm connects with a solid leg kick.
Sturm just misses with a punch to the body.
Baginski shoots in looking for a takedown but Sturm manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Baginski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Baginski misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from Sturm.
Sturm misses with a wild combination.
Baginski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baginski tries a head kick but it misses.
Sturm lands with a kick to the temple. Baginski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Baginski throws a jab but it's blocked by Sturm.
A jab from Baginski misses.
Sturm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baginski.
Felix Sturm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baginski avoids the head kick by Sturm.
Sturm slips a jab and a cross from Baginski.
Sturm lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baginski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sturm counters with a head kick.
Sturm takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That kick from Sturm tenderised Baginski's leg. Baginski is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Sturm dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Baginski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sturm avoids it really well and circles away.
Sturm lands a head kick. Baginski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sturm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baginski throws a shot from downtown. Sturm moves away and avoids it.
Baginski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sturm moves forwards but Baginski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sturm goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice defenses there by Sturm.
Sturm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sturm lands a high kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturm throws a big shot that misses.
Sturm fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baginski misses with a hook
and Sturm counters with a head kick. That will keep Baginski thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sturm drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sturm lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Baginski at a distance.
Baginski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sturms jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sturm throws a head kick but Baginski moves out of range.
Sturm lands with a kick to the temple. Baginski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice cross by Baginski.
Baginski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sturm tries to land a front kick but Baginski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturm shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Sturm.
Sturm tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sturm tries a head kick but it misses.
Sturm throws a sloppy head kick and Baginski moves out of range easily.
Baginski might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sturm blocks a jab.
Felix Sturm is winning the standup battle so far.
Sturm misses with a few strikes there.
Baginski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sturm tries to clinch there but Baginski circles away.
Sturm stuffs the takedown attempt from Baginski. Baginski gets slowly back to his feet.
Baginski walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sturm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sturm.
Sturm's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Baginski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sturm scrambles back to his feet.
Baginski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sturm.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Baginski.

Baginski scores a takedown into full mount!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sturm avoids a series of strikes thrown by Baginski.
Baginski postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sturm looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sturm tries to control Baginski's body but Baginski pushes him off. Sturm squirms to his side and now Baginski has his back!
Baginski has good solid back control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturm is in bad spot here.

Baginski is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Baginski controlling the positon.

Baginski is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Sturm with him. Sturm is trying to defend but Baginski has an arm under the chin now! Sturm grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Piotr Baginski!
Piotr Baginski bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.